Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he “eats” criticism of him “for
breakfast and then for lunch” following LA Galaxy’s 2-0 win over Sporting KC on
Wednesday.
Ibrahimovic scored and assisted on his return from serving a
two-match suspension for an altercation with goalkeeper Sean Johnson in the
Galaxy’s 2-0 loss to New York City FC on May 11.
That suspension came just days after he was fined by MLS for
simulation, which itself came on the back of negative press for alleged verbal
threats and a post-match confrontation with Real Salt Lake defender Nedum
Onuoha.
The former Sweden international brushed of criticism over
those incidents, saying: “Criticism is everywhere. I like it. I eat it for
breakfast … and then for lunch.”
Galaxy sit second in the Western Conference after a recent
run of four defeats left them trailing leaders and local rivals LAFC by six
points.
Ibrahimovic says the team’s target remains to finish as
Western Conference champions, despite their current position.
“We had a good run with the six games in a row and then we
had a bad week and a half, losing four in a row,” he added.
“That shouldn’t have happened. Our target is not top four.
Our target is No 1.
“I don’t care about seven [playoff places], I care about
one. That’s what we are playing for.”
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